Small plane carrying match fans lands on highway

Sun, 27 Jun 14:24:00 2010

A small plane carrying
fans to the World Cup match between England and Germany made an
emergency landing on a highway near the stadium just hours
before the 1400 GMT kickoff on Sunday, local media reported.

"All were unscathed," a police spokesman said. There were
four passengers and a pilot on the plane in the incident that
took place about 35 km (20 miles) north of Bloemfontein, where
the second round match was being played.

Cars were forced to veer out of the way of the plane that
landed in the major motorway but there were no accidents or
injuries, the South African Press Association reported.

The plane, which was quickly moved to the side of the road
to keep traffic flowing to the match, was carrying a family of
South Africans with match tickets, it said.